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Town attorney flags Maryland HB1466 changes for accessory dwelling units, requests local review
Summary
Town Attorney informed council that Maryland HB1466 (and an accompanying technical amendment) requires jurisdictions to treat detached ADUs like accessory buildings for setbacks and may require traffic studies to justify additional parking rules; council tasked staff to check whether existing parking/traffic studies suffice.
Town Attorney Ron told the council that the newly passed Maryland House Bill 1466 (awaiting the governor’s signature) will require jurisdictions to adopt policies treating detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) the same as other accessory buildings for setback purposes.
He said the law takes effect October 2025 with implementation obligations by October 2026. The…
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